Daily Current Affairs 13th August 2024

Q.1. Who took over as the Assam Rifles’ new director general?
ANS. Lt Gen Vikas Lakhera
Q.2. Who has been named the State Bank of India’s (SBI) new chairman?
ANS. Challa Sreenivasulu Setty
Q.3. Which Indian state and SBI General Insurance signed a Memorandum of Understanding on disaster risk management?
ANS. Nagaland
Q.4. Which part of the Madras High Court’s 1908 Registration Act was ruled to be unconstitutional?
ANS. Section 77-A
Q.5. Following the resignation of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who will lead Bangladesh’s interim government?
ANS. Muhammad Yunus
Q.6. Which nation received India’s first export of fig juice bearing the GI label?
ANS. Poland
Q.7. Which states have the four main Namami Gange Mission 2.0 projects been finished?
ANS. Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
Q.8. Which date is India’s National Javelin Day observed?
ANS. August 7
Q.9. Which year was the Boilers Act, which is being replaced by the Boilers Bill, 2024, originally passed into law?
ANS. 1923
Q.10. Which nation made the announcement about its collaboration with India for the Maitri Research and Cultural Partnerships Grants?
ANS. Australia
Q.11. The coal to synthetic natural gas (SNG) facility, which was built by a joint venture between GAIL (India) Limited and Coal India Limited (CIL), is situated in which state?
ANS. West Bengal
Q.12. On August 4, 2024, which Indian state declared its plan to buy all commodities at the Minimum Support Price (MSP)?
ANS. Haryana
Q.13. In order to update prison operations, which state passed the Prisons and Correctional Services Bill?
ANS. Maharashtra